My Frenchie overate. Is her tight belly and dry heaving an emergency?
Poor Avah. I'm sorry you both are going through this. I would recommend getting to an animal emergency clinic right away this morning (now, before work). This could be a simple food bloat, or her stomach could have become twisted, which is a severe, life threatening situation. Frenchies are not prone to having the stomach rotation, but since she's dry heaving, uncomfortable (has evidenced by her inability to sleep), and having labored breathing, I think it's worthwhile to have her looked at immediately.
At the emergency clinic, she can have x-rays to check the position of her stomach, be given a strong and safe medication to cause vomiting (if appropriate, this may not be necessary), medications to treat nausea, and, importantly, IV fluids to help get her gut working better and the food moving forward. I'd guess they will want to keep her for the morning or day for monitoring to make sure everything settles down.
I hope this helps and that little Avah is feeling better very soon. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
Updated on September 23rd, 2025